Bc Place Old Roof

Now that the old fabric roof has been removed to be repurposed and recycled the construction team is building the new roof on reinforced existing stadium foundations.

Bc place old roof.

Decades later in 2011 the revitalized bc place stadium reopened after a dramatic transformation the key to which was the new retractable roof. Bc place retractable roof under construction. Once construction was completed the stadium s new roof was also the largest of its type. Bc place retractable roof under construction the old air supported roof took just less than a hour to fully deflate.

Following the 2010 winter olympics bc place was closed for 16 months as part of an extensive revitalization the centrepiece of which was replacing the inflatable roof with a retractable roof supported by cables. The retractable roof has turned bc place into a year round open air facility and serves as an architectural signature for the canadian province of british columbia. Retractable roof the retractable roof over bc place is truly a technological marvel transforming british columbia s largest and most versatile venue into a busier and more exciting place to host world class events. Fabritec structures was awarded the tensile roof project back in december 2009 reaching substantial completion of the job in november 2011.

The retractable roof over bc place is truly a technological marvel transforming british columbia s largest and most versatile venue into a busier and more exciting place to host world class events. The whitecaps were granted entry to mls in march 2009 and began play in march 2011 at a temporary stadium on the old empire stadium site while the challenging work continued on the new bc place. The dome of bc place has been a landmark of the vancouver skyline for a generation and today we begin work on the new roof and a new look for vancouver and the province said minister krueger. The old fabric that covered bc place for 27 years is now being put to good use elsewhere including an ice rink liner in the bc community of celista.

The cable supported fabric roof is the largest of its kind in the world designed and engineered specifically for vancouver s climate following rigorous engineering and architectural studies. Removal of the old roof will begin almost immediately.